A new variant of the Ice IX malware tricks Facebook users into exposing their credit card, debit card, and/or social security numbers. The malware does this by displaying a separate Web form inside a browser pop-up window, which looks similar to Facebook’s design, when you navigate to the social network’s…
Ice IX Malware Tricks Facebook Users Into Exposing Credit Card Details, Says Trusteer
A new configuration of the Ice IX malware attempts to trick its victims into exposing their credit card details when they try to access their Facebook accounts, according to security firm Trusteer. The new Ice IX variant displays a Web form inside a browser pop-up window when users log into…
Turning waste into gold with new ISO standard for environmental management accounting
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Facebook’s new privacy policy to come into effect on Friday evening
Under the guise of creating greater clarity – sound familiar? – Facebook continues its data-grabbing ways under a revision of its rights and responsibilities policy set to take effect after close of business on Friday, according to one privacy advocate. “In general, the changes reflect the fact that Facebook is extending its…
Hacker pleads guilty to breaking into celebs’ e-mails
LOS ANGELES – A computer hacker will plead guilty to breaking into the e-mail accounts of stars including Scarlett Johansson and Mila Kunis, his lawyer said Thursday, ahead of a court hearing on the proposed deal. Florida hacker Christopher Chaney, 35, will admit the charges in court in Los Angeles…
Hacker admits breaking into UK abortion provider’s website, stealing 9,000 personal records
LONDON – A man claiming allegiance to the Internet activist group Anonymous has admitted hacking into the website of a major British abortion provider. James Jeffery appeared at a London court Saturday to admit two offences under the Computer Misuse Act. The 27-year-old was arrested Friday for breaking into the…
Hacker helped FBI break into Anonymous
An influential computer hacker turned FBI informant led investigators to his former accomplices, helping federal agents make their first significant crack into Anonymous, a cybergroup that attacks corporate and government websites. View full post on federal hacker – Yahoo! News Search Results View full post on National Cyber Security
How to sneak into the RSA security conference
When I checked in at the RSA 2012 conference, I was directed to wear my badge at all times. “You won’t be able to go anywhere without it,” a registration official informed me. But that didn’t seem to be an obstacle for my anonymous source, whom I met on the…
RSA to build authentication into Apple, Android phones
RSA, the security division of EMC, today said it would collaborate with several mobile and virtualisation platform vendors to integrate RSA two-factor authentication and risk detection technologies. The goal of the “Secure by RSA Certified Mobile Partner Programme” is to optimise RSA SecurID two-factor authentication and RSA’s Adaptive Authentication for…
Hacker group says it broke into city site
<!–Saxotech Paragraph Count: 10–> Hackers affiliated with the group Anonymous are taking credit for hacking the Springfield city website and obtaining the Social Security numbers and other personal information of thousands of citizens. City officials announced Monday that the springfieldmo.gov site was hacked Feb. 17 and that about 2,100 people…